Drugs, Dickens, and Donna
The book, incidentally, leaves you with absolutely no takeaways about childhood– the premise is that Harriet is on the run from the local white-trash meth addict, whom she ultimately faces in the town’s rusty, rotten water tower.
Story by: Gisele Chiang-Tenbrock
Photo Courtesy of: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Staying on Top in the Off-season
“I’ve been training everyday to try to be ready for the upcoming season,” said Chris Martin, one of the players on the Maryland Sting, a local basketball team. “Covid-19 really messed up a lot of people’s seasons and some people are letting it make them lazy.”
Story by: Rye Bean
Photo courtesy of: Max Molina
Can the Arts Survive in an Overly Critical World?
Deconstruction is rewarded in the world of Twitter and TikTok, where armchair critics have risen to the top. One of the questions creators have been asking recently is if this is good for the arts- does this help or harm creators in this new age of the Internet?
Story by: Simi Adeniyi
Photo courtesy of: https://www.cnet.com/
Your Going-Back-to-School Questions Answered
What’s with 85-minute classes, lunch, and more, as answered by Ms. Jennifer Mallo, Atholton’s district representative at Howard County Board of Education meetings.
Story by: Gisele Chiang-Tenbrock
Photo Courtesy of: Rye Bean
The New Administration: What It Means for Immigration, LGBTQ+, and More
The Biden and Harris administration are in the White House. They will help the small businesses way more. They will enact dozens of policies to help small businesses get better access to the capital, gaining more opportunities, to help women, veterans, and minority businesses.
Story by: Tianna Wilson
Photo Courtesy of: WRCBtv.com
Higher Education Shouldn’t Mean Higher Pricing
The idea that 44.7 million college students in the United States, a first-world country, graduate with an average of over $30,000 in student loan debt each, makes no sense.
Story by: Kendi Caldwell
Editorial Cartoon Courtesy of: Mahalia Savage
The Bottom of the Ocean: Deleting Social Media
Being obsessed with someone who you know off of social media is like loving a song when you’ve only heard the KidzBop version.
Story by: GIsele Chiang-Tenbrock
Photo Courtesy of: Mahalia Savage
A Successful Podcast About Success
Story by: Sravya Tallapragada
Photo Courtesy of: Yara Ayache
It’s one minute before showtime. She’s ready to go and goes over everything one last time.Then all of a sudden, the lights are not working and the computer is crashing. But that doesn’t stop her. She gets more lights and fixes the computer– all parts of starting and running a successful podcast.
How Some Businesses Have Broken the COVID-19 Dam
Story by: Mary Lima
Photo Courtesy of: Daniel Lima
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has put the world on pause, many businesses have persevered through it all, despite their initial thoughts.
Pandemic Potential
Story by: Gisele Chiang-Tenbrock
Photo Courtesy of: Anjali Pulim
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